CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND REHABILITATION: THE CASE OF REMAND HOME IN LIDETA SUB-CITY

Abstract

The study aimed at finding causes of juvenile Delinquency and Rehabilitation. The study focused on/ conducted at institutional level analysis of Lideta Sub-City Remand and Rehabilitation center of Addis Ababa for juvenile delinquency. It applied both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Student researcher applied a Convenience (availability) sampling design research approach. Out of 94 juvenile delinquents, 46 respondents were taken as a sample, (44 male and 2 female). The research also applied purposive sampling technique to select the research site. The remand home administrator and two crime investigating police officers from Lideta Sub-City police department participated as key informants of the study. The primary data was collected through a semi structured interview and in-depth interview. The data from qualitative method were analyzed thematically by coding the inputs from the respondents. The data from quantitative method were organized in the table and analyzed using descriptive statistical package and specialized software called the SPSS. The finding of this study indicated that the major causes of juvenile delinquency were peer influence, economic problem, broken family such as divorce, death of one parents or both, migration, drug use, environmental influence resulted from their residential areas. Also the finding of the study shows that the rehabilitation staffs need adequate training also the institution should formulate effective program for juvenile delinquents.